New sea port for Delta

THE Federal Government (FG) has unveiled plans to develop a new sea port at Ogidigbe in Delta State.

The port is expected to be a major hub for the FG’s gas revolution initiative.

The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, disclosed this during the inauguration of a new Board for the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) at the weekend in Abuja.

Umar said: “Efforts are in progress for the establishment of a port at Ogidigbe near Escravos and is expected to be the hub for gas revolution initiative of the federal government”.

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, stated in November that the proposed site for the multi-billion dollars gas-based industrial park was being relocated from its main site in Koko, Delta State to Ogidigbe, also in Delta State.

The Minister tasked the new board to work in line with the performance agreement signed with President Goodluck Jonathan aimed at transforming the sector.

He emphasised that the maritime sector is embedded with enormous potential capable of transforming the economy.

“As members of the Boards of Directors of the agencies, you are expected to acquaint yourselves with the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) specific to your agencies and assiduously work towards meeting the targets set in the performance agreement,” he told the board members.